The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-14
PERSONAL.

AYoUB KHAN, the African pretender, who re-
| Gently escaped from Teheran is a musician and
| poet of marked ability.
CARTER H. HARRISON, ex-Mayor of Chicago,
has lett British Columbia and is now on ship
board bound for the land of the Mikado.
GEN. FoNrANA a distinguished Italian gen
eral, was killed by a kick from his horse while
attending the recent military maneuvres near
Rome.
GEN. BUTLER heads the list of money making
lawyers of the country. His fortune is I'll
mated at $4,000 and his annual practice nets
him 100000.
JOHANN STRAUSS, the waltz king. at present
residing in Coburg, is busy writing his new
operetta, Sim pcius, for which Victor Leon
has written the text.
DooRKEEPER McKENNA OF Troy who has
charge of the White House ushers was at one
time Superintendent of Police in Troy. He
started out in life as blacksmith and brought
up large family in the practice of his trade.
An instance of the pre- salence of the mining
craze in st. Louis is shown by the estate of the
late Capt. Silas Bent of that city. OF $4,000
in stocks and bonds belonging to the estate
S28OO0 represented mining properties, face
value
KING UMBERro, of Italy, has a taste for
precious stones that once seemed likely to de-
velop into monomania. He used TO carry hand
fuls of them in his pockets, and offered them
on occasion, as old gentlemen used TO offer a
The subscription for the Walt Whitman cot.
tage has been successfully carried through The
sum required, $500, has been raised and for
warded to the poet. who will follow his own in
cllnation in the choice Of site and design, and
will himself supervise the building.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, who has lust
reached this country, is thorough Scotc hmau
III speech and appearance His clearcut fea-
lures are pleasing in their makeup but his pale
cheeks are sunken, and his face shows marks of
Ill health and hard work. His eyes are dark,
his eyebrows black. His black hair is brushed
straight back from his forehead and is worn
long behind so that it clusters on his shoulders
Mr.. Stevenson is devoted TO cigarette smoking.
SENATOR SPooNER, of Wisconsin, who has Just
returned from Europe. says: The entire
French nation thinks only Of revenge on Ger
manp, and dreams of nothing but reca capturing
Asace and Lorraine. Boulanger has lost his
position OF the popular idol Through too much
tiamboyancy. He made himself a laughing
stock almost before he reached the pinnacle of
n popular idol. The Germans are as full of the
war spirit as the French. and Il collision is inevi-
table in the near future"
Col. JoHS RIrcHIE the well-known Kansas
pioneer who died a few days ago at Topeka, left
property valued at S2j0,00J, most of which is in
city lots that are a part Of his original claim
I'm early days, says the Topeka Common
iredith, The had an earnest desire to see every
man own home, and, following out the idea he
gave away a large number of lots 70 those who
were unable 10 buy. IL is estimated that the
property once belonging 20 Col. Richie in this
city Is now worth S500,000."
ALPHoSsE DAUDEr Is working in his villa at
ChamprOsay on three new books one OF which
"Llmmortel. ~ "a satire upon the Academic
ans. NJ. Daudet il No longer In good health
From strong athletic man, lover Of ont
door recreation and sport. he has gradually be-
come m0rose, anxious. Respondent a slave 10
strained nerves. He used 10 get up at In the
morning and do his best work IN the cold Now
lie writes when he can lie reads no books
ofens 90 letters and husbands his falling
strength with the most tender care.